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A quarter century before Chauvin, another cop was convicted of murder
The New York Times reported the conviction of that cop, Paolo Colecchia. I had forgotten his name. But I will never forget the name of the man he murdered: Levi Gaines. His full name was Nathaniel Levi Gaines, Jr. but … Continue reading
Posted in Judiciary, Law, suits and order, Lawyers, police violence, Racism, The Facts of Life
Tagged Derek Chauvin, George Floyd, Nathaniel Levi Gaines Jr., NYPD psychogists, Paolo Colecchia, police shootings, police violence, racism in NYPD
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Myths and facts about the For The People act now in the Senate
The lies and myths about the For The People voting rights act are an essential part of the GOP’s Big Lie. Indeed — and I’m hardly the first person to note this — the GOP has no policies at all. … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, political campaigns, Politics, Racism, The Facts of Life, voting and voting rights
Tagged For the People Act, HR1, The Big Lie, The Brennan Center, voter suppression, voting right, Voting Rights Act
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Re-visiting Jane Austen
How do you perceive Jane Austen’s novels? I have something to say on this topic, and am prompted to say it by this New York Times story about the new approach that’s being taken within the Jane Austen museum in … Continue reading
Posted in political campaigns, Racism, The Facts of Life
Tagged abolitionism in England, Antigua, Caribbean slave plantations, East India Company, Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, Persuasion, slave plantations, slavery in England, slavery in Mansfield Park, West Indies
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